F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (Official Game) Discussion Thread !!!

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rockthegod

rockthegod

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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (Official Game) Discussion Thread -- REVIEW ADDED !!!

=== FULL REVIEW AND MORE SCREENIES ADDED IN A DIFFERENT POST BELOW===

Hi2all,

Just picked up this game from Gamestop and installed it after a hectic account creation on Steam. (To be frank, I hate Steam..). Apart from that, it took a whopping ~12 GB install space.


Performance-wise, the game is rock-solid, though only playing it for like 2 hrs now...running at 1680x1050, maximum quality, 16X AF/8X AA, and the game is running with an average of 80 fps with no stuttering/slowdown/glitches.. the minimum fps never went down below 65 till now. :)


It may well be mentioned that some users did report Stuttering issues with the DEMO, but for me the DEMO ran fine and I encountered no such issues. This one is providing me much better fps compared to the DEMO.



Initial Impressions:


1) The shooting/FPS controls feel awessome. The dynamics is beter than its predecessor. I knew this shooter would be great just after playing the demo once.. FYI, I tried out the demo for more than 17 times....


2) Gore/Blood Splattering details is just frenetic.... and shooting while zooming-in creates the impression of great focus.. i.e. to say that some parts of your FOV gets automaticaaly blurred out giving a streamlined cinematic FPS experience.. I am lovin It.... MuHAHAHAHAHAHA !!! :D


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3) Overall the graphical quality is good (better than its predecessor) but not anywhere near what some modern games possess and hence it doesn't tax the hardware much. The Lighting/Shader details are awesome at some places ...


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4) The sound quality and details is just too good.... I am playing it on a Creative X-Fi Platinum coupled with a 6 channel surround sound headphones..


OK.. I am off to playing now...I will update this post with more details and screenies later... till then enjoy the screenshots..



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Faun

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^^Hell yeah, I can run F.E.A.R 1 on my GMA X3000. After seeing the sys requirements , i can surely rum this one too at medium (800x600) setting :D I don't like to get a new card just cuz i can play some games, let the prices come down (sweet 5k for 4850 :p).
 
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rockthegod

rockthegod

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Ethan_Hunt said:
Is the grain effect still there? :confused:
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Actually yes, but the level of "graininess" is very very low compared to the demo... and also they have incorporated the differential focusing in the FOV. :smile:

MY REVIEW:
OK, finally finished the game... it was not very long though and its quite easy one too... I tried out the "Normal" difficulty but the AI was not bad, and its worth replaying the game in hard difficulty, which i will do on the weekends... :).... but the experience was totally awesome.... :) A great buy IMO .. well worth the money... anyways haven't tried out the MP yet.

Pros:
as a shooter, this one is solid and brilliant, with exceptionally good gameplay mechanics, good graphical details and great presentation. Another frenetic better-than-the-original F.E.A.R experience, a must play for FPS lovers. Solid game performance.... even my 1 year old rig dishes out 80 FPS average, at maxed out details res: 1680x1050, 16X AF/8X AA,,, no stuttering, no slowdows, just pure awessomeness !!!! :)

Cons:
Storyline is not strong....not very long in terms of gameplay duration.... and its very easy at the "Normal" difficulty setting...

anyways I rate this game a 8.8/10, and yeah, its definitely replayable... worth the xeperience twice... will be waiting for the next installment of F.E.A.R. :)

A few screenies of the cool mecha .... even with a Heat Vision.. :D

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ayuboy

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I played this on my XBox 360, And it looks pretty smooth, and Elma doesn't fall behind scaring you.
 
uchiha_madara

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@rockthegod:Just curious about your first post,isn't steam supposed to be an online distributor of games so why did you need to make an account their after a retail purchase at Gamestop.

Does anybody buy games from online distributors like Steam(not available here), if any present/operating in India?
 
Ethan_Hunt

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uchiha_madara said:
@rockthegod:Just curious about your first post,isn't steam supposed to be an online distributor of games so why did you need to make an account their after a retail purchase at Gamestop.
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That's because Steam is used as a protection even in the retail copy. If I'm not mistaken it uses the steam installer to unpack itself, as the files are encrypted by steam. Similar to a back up copy one makes after downloading from the game from steam. So either way you would need a valid steam a/c to run the legit copy, downloaded or otherwise.
 
uchiha_madara

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@Ethan_Hunt:
That's because Steam is used as a protection even in the retail copy.
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That sucks big time, I mean are they not able to slap enough DRM on retail copy, online activation stuff that they need online thing like Steam too and anyway that doesn't seem to have stopped the pirates.
 
Psychosocial

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DRM and Copy Protection and sh1t is the only reason I am against buying original games. The same happened with my GTA4 copy. It was loaded full of bloatware and crap apps. like Rockstar Social Club and Windows Live sh1t. :|
 
uchiha_madara

uchiha_madara

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D.R.M(like c.d key) might be justifiable against casual copying but they are taking things too far.
Anyway does anybody know this steam crap apply worldwide or is it exclusive to U.S of A.
 
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ayuboy

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Will the game be as scary as Deadspace?
I have played dead space and the monsters can really scare you, they have good textures and highly detailed.
 
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rockthegod

rockthegod

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ayuboy said:
Will the game be as scary as Deadspace?
I have played dead space and the monsters can really scare you, they have good textures and highly detailed.
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Dead Space was one helluva awesome game.... was scary at many parts.... FEAR 2 is a different kind of scary, more like cliched scares...like for e.g. you are busy rotating a wheel to turn off a fire within a narrow dark tunnel.... then after you are done, u turn around and suddenly find a disappearing Alma; with lights turned off and with high volume, these situations may almost lead to jumping out and hysterical cries of fear...:-D:twisted:
 
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ayuboy

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Fear 2 is out right?
I can see many of my friends playing on XBL.
I played the demo on 7.1 Sony HT and the sound output was only limited to 5.1 sadly.. dunno why.. but he sound effects was @$#@$#@ Awesome.
 
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